Event · 📍 Japan · first report 07 Nov 2026, 23:55 UTC · latest 08 Nov 2026, 00:03 UTC

Earthquake with 5.7 magnitude occurred in western Japan

3 sources 3 independent 🌐 2 languages 🛰 measurements fit

Corroboration: at least 3 independent newsrooms. How we count

Evidence profile

• Independent origins: 3 from 3 reports (1 of them state media only)
• Official source: none
• Measurements: fit
• Contradictions: none detected

Timeline

1. 07 Nov 2026, 16:04 UTC Measurement: M5.5 earthquake measured (USGS + EMSC), 204 km away
2. 07 Nov 2026, 23:55 UTC First report: TASS
3. 07 Nov 2026, 23:57 UTC New independent origin: Times of India
4. 07 Nov 2026, 23:57 UTC First report from India (Times of India)
5. 08 Nov 2026, 00:03 UTC New independent origin: Welt
6. 08 Nov 2026, 00:03 UTC First report from Germany (Welt)

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Measurements

• M5.5 earthquake measured (USGS + EMSC), 204 km away

Automatic cross-check – an indication, not proof.

Perspectives: who reports from where?

Russia / global (1)

• TASS state-run 07 Nov 2026, 23:55 UTC
  Earthquake with 5.7 magnitude occurred in western Japan
  The earthquake caused disruptions to rail services, including the Shinkansen high-speed trains, Kyodo reported

India (1)

• Times of India 07 Nov 2026, 23:57 UTC
  Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits central Japan, dozens injured

Germany (1)

• Welt 08 Nov 2026, 00:03 UTC
  Japan von Erdbeben der Stärke 5,7 erschüttert – zahlreiche Verletzte
  Schweres Erdbeben in Japan. Nach Angaben der japanischen Wetterbehörde hatte es eine Stärke von 5,7 auf der Richterskala. Japanische Medien berichten von zahlreichen Verletzten und mehreren Nachbeben.

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